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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,609 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2007, and 2,407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (1,726), and casualties fell from 2,488.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 72,942 collisions in Buckinghamshire.

Collisions in 2007
1,609
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,407
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
29
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious20813%
  • Slight1,37285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.3%
  • Serious29412%
  • Slight2,08186%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,609, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025684883
2024607765
2023683868
2022700880
2021637795
2020599777
20197881,015
20188651,180
20177791,087
20169661,300
20151,0051,367
20141,1211,527
20131,0701,484
20121,1691,613
20111,2421,693
20101,2611,836
20091,3671,960
20081,4321,996
20071,6092,407
20061,7262,488
20051,7022,438
20041,7712,450
20031,7732,405
20021,8532,501
20012,0042,830
20002,0732,882
19992,0262,815
19982,0222,862
19972,1042,925
19962,0152,864
19951,7752,539
19941,9312,682
19931,9432,735
19922,0112,837
19911,9152,658
19902,0892,864
19892,1222,968
19882,0852,881
19871,9682,737
19862,1172,871
19852,0912,826
19842,2743,054
19832,0232,663
19821,9632,605
19811,9202,595
19801,1741,505
19791,8882,562

When and where crashes happen in Buckinghamshire in 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (15%)
  • Tuesday230 (14%)
  • Wednesday238 (15%)
  • Thursday257 (16%)
  • Friday265 (16%)
  • Saturday183 (11%)
  • Sunday194 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59256 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59222 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59382 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59251 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (8%)
  • February104 (6.5%)
  • March132 (8.2%)
  • April129 (8%)
  • May153 (9.5%)
  • June147 (9.1%)
  • July128 (8%)
  • August120 (7.5%)
  • September129 (8%)
  • October138 (8.6%)
  • November140 (8.7%)
  • December160 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,129 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting166 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,277 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,072 (67%)
  • Wet or damp482 (30%)
  • Frost or ice45 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph679 (42%)
  • 40 mph123 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph94 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph420 (26%)
  • 70 mph292 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,142 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway275 (17%)
  • Roundabout141 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,758 (73%)
  • Pedestrian162 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist88 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant74 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1052 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20424 (18%)
  • 21 to 25310 (13%)
  • 26 to 35457 (19%)
  • 36 to 45425 (18%)
  • 46 to 55294 (12%)
  • 56 to 65179 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7570 (2.9%)
  • Over 7573 (3%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,646 (68%)
  • Passenger599 (25%)
  • Pedestrian162 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,474 (79%)
  • Motorcycle164 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes145 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2007

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2007, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2007: 154, including 7 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40154269715
2ndA413105177216
3rdA4099126115
4thM258013004
5thA41668415
6thA4045877012
7thA418476908
8thA4010304605
9thA355265016
10thA416242904
11thA412233703
12thB4009234403
13thA4155222704
14thB416202902
15thM4188712
16thA421173302
17thA422172103
18thB482172513
19thA4128162401
20thA4152000

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2007

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2007: 179.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2007

SL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2007: 99.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2007

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2007: 530.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2007, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years